The Meeker herald., 1887-09-17

was only i've Or use't vi III the
fight. Judging from 4 ''trophies"
Indian camp plundcr) Yusht back
from the field OF earns one would
have thought they were into the
fight. The Ave evidently ahn't over
look any "bets."
Congressman symes ~ 1fe original
cause Of the late Ute q bse in this
county has been the |nre Of the
Indian department to kse hshe Indians
on the reservation. Mr. pnes has his
bearings correct.
.'oe. An. ..'s s'"'.
Herman PfeIrer. Of VI .ss5 outfit
on ss.s siyss, A.s loo. 'psa on a
buslhcs6 1r5p.
The Lilly Park and Haley outfits are
gathering beef and branding In Coyote
Basin this week.
The cattle market is gradually i'm
proving. Al Denver an sdvance OF ~
To 30 cents per 100 is announced, and u,
Chicago IL also materially advanced.
The 1T company arc gathering beef.
This outfit will gather about nine hun
dred head, part of which they will ship
TO Chicago and part to their feeding
yards At Gibbon, Nebraska
Tho lo7 and Nv outfits have
started IN on their fall work. Mr.. Lor.
Ing. OF the former. will have that CON.
pany's work well IL. hand before leaving
10 join his family at Santa fc, New
Mexico.
Among the new brands 10 b. found
In this weeks HERALD will bo seen
that OF the James Brothers, of ASial,
Colorado. The Mcssrs. james are rails
ing n line grade Of stock-bo,h cattle
and horses. a span of thrcc-ycai.old
horses recently sold by them brought
5000. which Is as forciblc Nh argument,
In favor Of raising nnc horses as any
man could wish.
Had not alfalfa come u, the time /,
did. says ID. X. Wall In Field and
Farm. Colorado would have be-n In
poor plight ere this time TO sustain It's
animal life. Tho native hay Of the
country would no morc than half done
It al this day. With the introduction
Of the wonderful plant came the change
In our agricultural prosperity. SIR. w.
would rather have tho alfalfa Of Colo
r,..ln nr,. f.,r arv. sl,t,, l,n~s. fl., ...to
or grain crop Of Iowa. and claims there
Is greater wealth 10 II AMI gives better
satisfaction.
akt,A IN. .s... 2. ~ ls:s.At .ts!. ;SS !.
and Colorado will send her usual quota
tn tho great markets. II will be we'll
therefore, for Hhippers to consider every
Improved method In gathering their
stcers that will savo expense. All un.
necessary handling ofleeyes should bc
avoided. for eternal shifting and chang.
Ing will mug and fret nur i'-sh from II
fat animal than an ordinary drive.
Grass Is Hond and water plenty this
year, and with the stock markets grow.
ing better every day. there Is no reason.
II care IL used In gathering. why this
years shipmcnts shouldn't bring gco,i
profit 10 the range cattle raiser.
A number Of representative cattle.
men from almost every section Of the
range country assembled n, Denver las,
Saturday for the purpose Of considering
the advisability of organizing mutual
association of beef producers. \ series
Of resolutions were adopted. wherein 1,
was resolved To incorporate under the
name Of American Becf rool; no cap.
ital stock will he issued. No dividend.
declared and seck for no profit as nm or
snnixa,ion; It's object shall lie 10 accom-.
plish an increase Of the ne, value upon
the beef pt"iucts Of its membership /.
and tie mode Of procedure is given In
detail. Active work will begin before
long. and We will have inorc To say
about II later on.
There arc immense herds Of cattle in
Uruguay and the Argentine Confcdera.
tion which are kept from active compc-
ttion with American iecf In the En-
glish markets by the fact that they are
Of such wrctched quality tina, no one
wants their meat. hut The ca,,lc-own-
ers In that far.away region are rapidly
realizing tbe necessity for improving
tile character Of their stock. and for
some time PAST there has been an nc
tive movement Of irnprpveI cattle in
that direction from England. During
the month Of July last there were eS-
ported from England sixty-fv- short
horns, Of which sxiy two went to South
America. and within two months about
two hundred aud fifty llcrcfords have
been exported to the snrne country. II
VIII not take long nj this rate 10 make
decided impression upon the immense
stocks Of The painpas. and afford some
good cattle for shipment. This compe-
tition must he met some day. but we
have long start in the way of cattle
Improvement, and If we keep on elm
mating the scrub and supplying his
place with animals Of improved blood
this generation will probably not he in
by competition from be-
low the equator. Brecders' Gazette.
1nsxpcviemced Bcar.1amnters.
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